IDW11120
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Issued at 4:12 pm WST on Wednesday 29 April 2026
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 2 May 2026.
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Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A ridge over central Australia directs easterly winds over the Kimberley waters whilst a trough lays over the western Pilbara. The trough will migrate eastward over the next few days. A ridge will strengthen over western and central WA in its wake, extending a southeasterly surge over the northern waters this weekend.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu in the early afternoon. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly before dawn then turning west to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Wednesday.
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